Shoe-rack.



No. 7 4,34 PATENTED JULY 5, 1904. P. J. GALLAHAN. SHOE RACK.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1902.

NO MODEL.

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UNITED STAT S PATENT OFFICE.

PATRICK J. CALLAHAN, OF MARLBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO J. RUSH GREEN, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 76%346, dated July 5, 1904.

Application filed January 3, 1902. Serial No. 88,347. (No model.

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. CALLAi-IAN, of Marlboro, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Shoe-Racks, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a speci- 'fication.

My invention relates to the construction of that class of shoe-racks that are used for holding boots and shoes in manufactories while drying or awaiting other processes of completion and also for convenience in moving the same from one part of the factory to another; and it consists in the peculiar manner of making and uniting the several parts, the object being to produce a strong and light rack that is easily moved about and one that will not get out of order. This object I attain by means of the construction shown in the accompanying drawings, in whicb Figure 1 is a plan of one of my racks. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross vertical section of one of the racks.

This rack is made, preferably, entirely of wood, although for some purposes metal may "be used for parts or for the whole.

The drawings indicate a rack made of wood which consists of basepieces A and A, to which four standards B B B B are attached. Each pair of standardsthat is, B B and B Bare united by cross-bars C C. These together form the ends of the rack. The sides of the rack are constructed of strips D D. The several parts above referred to may be mortised or dovetailed together or otherwise secured.

The grilles or shelves consist of series of longitudinal slats S S, connected at their ends to the end bars C C and at intervals by dowels H H, as shown. The dowels H H also pass into the side slats or strips D D and are socured to them.

The side strips D D are wider than the intermediate slats S S, and their upper edges extend beyond the level of the upper edges of the slats S S, so that the said side strips form guards for the grilles, thus serving to prevent the boots or shoes that rest upon them from accidentally falling off in case the rack is moved about or jarred.

I clai1n-- 1. A shoe-rack made up of a pair of end frames and a series of superimposed shelves between and connecting the end frames, each shelteomprising two side slats arranged on edge and fastened at their ends to the end frames; a plurality of parallel intermediate slats between and parallel with the two side slats also arranged on edge and fastened at their ends to the end frames, the intermediate slats being arranged in a plane below the top edges of the two side slats, and a plurality of transverse dowels extending through and connecting all of the slats.

2. A shoe-rack made up of a pair of end. frames and a series of superimposed shelves between and connecting the end frames, each shelf comprising two relatively deep side slats arranged on edge and fastened at their ends to the end frames; a plurality of relatively shallow parallel intermediate slats between and parallel with the two side slats also arranged on edge and fastened at their ends to the end frames, the intermediate slats being arranged in a plane below the upper edges of the two side slats, and a plurality of transverse dowels extending through and connecting all of the slats.

3. In a shoe-rack, the combination with a pair of end frames each comprising two posts B B connected by a series of cross-bars C, of a series of superimposed shelves between and connecting the end frames, each shelf comprising two relatively deep side slats D fas- 5 tened at their ends to the end frames; a plurality of intermediate slats S between and parallel with the two side slats D fastened at their ends to the cross-bars C the intermediate slats S being arranged in a plane below 9 the top edges of the two side slats D, and a plurality of transverse dowels I-I extending tl'irough and connecting all of the slats substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two sub scribing witnesses, on this 10th day of December, A. D. 1901.

PATRICK J. CALLAHAN.

Witnesses: 7

FRANK Cr. PARKER, JOHN BUCKL'ER. 

